Krobu language

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Krobu
Native to	Ivory Coast
Native speakers	(9,900 cited 1993)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Krobu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kxb`
Glottolog	`krob1245`

Krobu (Krobou) is a Tano language (Kwa, Niger–Congo) of Ivory Coast.

Phonology

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Consonants^[2]
	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labiovelar
Plosive	p b	t d	c ɟ	k g	kp gb
Fricative	f v	s z	ʃ ʒ	x ɣ
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ	ŋm
Approximant	w	r, l	j, ɥ

Vowels^[2]
	Front	Central	Back
High	i ĩ		u ũ
Near-high			ʊ
Mid-high	e		o
Mid-low	ɛ ɛ̃		ɔ ɔ̃
Low		a ã

Additionally, Krobu has seven tones;^[2] high, mid, low, rising, falling, low-rising, and low-falling.

References

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↑ Krobu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
1 2 3 Bolé-Richard, Rémy (1983). Georges, Hérault (ed.). Atlas des langues kwa de Cote d'Ivoire (in French). Abidjan & Paris: Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA); Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique (ACCT).

Languages of Ivory Coast

Official language

French
- Nouchi

Indigenous
languages

Kru	Aizi Bakwé Bété Dida Glio-Ubi Godié Guéré Konobo Kuya Kwadia Mobu Nyabwa Neyo Siamou Tiagba Wané Wobé
Kwa	Abé Abidji Abure Adjukru Alladian Anyin Apro Attié Avikam Baoulé Ebrié Eotile Esuma Krobu Mbato Morofo Nzema
Mande	Bambara Dan Dyula Guro Maninka Soninke
Senufo	Cebaara Djimini Kar Palaka Sénoufo Tagwana
Gur	Cerma Lobi Mooré

Kwa languages

Potou–Tano

Akan	Ahanta Twi-Fante Asante Twi Akuapem Twi Fante Bono Twi Wasa Anyin Baoulé Chakosi Jwira–Pepesa Morofo Nzema Sefwi
Guang	Cherepon Chumburung Dwang Efutu Foodo Gua Kyode Larteh Ginyanga Gonja Kplang Krache Nawuri Nchumbulu Nkami Nkonya Ntrapo
Others	Abure Ebrié Eotile Krobu Mbato